Economy 'Marketplace' Report: Home Sales Up? December 31, 2007 • Although home sales fell 20 percent overall in 2007, sales of single-family homes rose 0.4 percent last month according to a new report. Marketplace's Sam Eaton examines what this means for potential buyers and sellers.
Technology iPhone Cited as Year's Best Innovation December 31, 2007 • Tech guru Mario Armstrong claims the iPhone as the year's best technology innovation. The iPhone's touch-screen technology, visual voicemail, and integration of the digital camera, iTune software brought new energy to the design of cell phones.
Economy The 2007 Economy in Review December 31, 2007 • 2007 was a year when oil prices soared, home sales plunged and the U.S. dollar took a dive. But it was also a year when the U.S. economy performed well — at least until the last quarter — and the stock markets' major indexes are set to finish the year higher.
Economy Boating Industry Slump Could Signal Recession December 31, 2007 • Economists looking for signs of a recession might want to keep an eye on recreational boating, a $40 billion a year industry that has proved in the past to be a bellwether for the rest of the economy.
Economy Will Tough Economic Times Persist in New Year? December 29, 2007 • The subprime woes and the resulting foreclosures is the biggest economic story of 2007. What are the economic ramifications of the sharp dive in the subprime mortgage markets, or the recalls for defective toys in China? And what are the prospects for 2008?
National Business Is Booming on East Coast Slopes December 28, 2007 • The East Coast ski industry got exactly what it wanted for the holidays: snow, and a lot of it. Slopes are packed and business is booming, a big change from last year's warm weather that hammered the early ski season. Will the good times last?
National Snow Plentiful at Colo. Ski Resorts After Slow Start December 28, 2007 • As the Northeastern United States enjoys a good snow following last year's abysmal snowfall, the year has been mixed in the West, where Colorado's season got off to a slow start.
Sports NFL Does About-Face on Patriots-Giants Game December 28, 2007 • This weekend, the New England Patriots could make NFL history, going undefeated for a full, 16-game season. And were it not for a last-minute about-face by the NFL and its network, the game would not have aired in half of all American households.
Economy Subprime Series: Mortgages December 28, 2007 • Although he never dealt in subprime or high-risk loans, a mortgage broker in Seattle suddenly finds himself in the business of giving his clients bad news. Blotchiness often ensues.
Economy 'Marketplace' Report: Avoiding Subprime Risk December 28, 2007 • Subprime interest rates are tied to more than mortgages — they affect credit cards, payday loans and auto loans. Marketplace's Steve Tripoli offers tip on how consumers can avoid the risks associated with these.
Economy New Home Sales Plummet in November December 28, 2007 • Sales of new homes fall to the lowest level in more than a dozen years, a grim sign of consumers' reluctance to buy and stricter lending despite lower interest rates. The government reports a 9 percent drop in new-home sales in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 647,000.
Games & Humor Rejected: A Jesus Graffiti Cartoon December 28, 2007 • The latest cartoons turned down by the New Yorker, brought to you by cartoonist Matthew Diffee.
The Most Fox Limits Debate to 'Top Tier' Candidates December 28, 2007 • Some of the most popular stories on the Web.
Your Money Consumers to Redeem Change from Gift Cards December 28, 2007 • Retailers get an extra boost when consumers don't spend the extra few dollars left on a card, but for Californians who find themselves stuck with not quite enough to get an actual gift, relief arrives Jan. 1, when a new law lets let you cash out balances under $10.